Garešnica is a town and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County

Bjelovar-Bilogora County

Bjelovar-Bilogora County is a county in central Croatia.The central town of Bjelovar was first mentioned in 1413, and it only gained importance when a new fort was built in 1756 to defend against the Ottoman invasions...

, Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

. It is part of Moslavina

Moslavina

Moslavina is a microregion in Croatia, administratively divided into the counties of Zagreb, Sisak-Moslavina and Bjelovar-Bilogora. The main city in the region in terms of traffic, commerce and business is the city of Kutina , with 24,000 citizens. Other important centres are Ivanić grad , Čazma,...

. There are a total of 10,466 inhabitants (census 2011). , 82% of the inhabitants are Croats

Croats

Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

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Garešnica is located in central Croatia at the foot of Moslavačka gora

Moslavačka gora

Moslavačka gora are a small mountain range located in central Croatia at the borders of Bjelovar-Bilogora County and Sisak–Moslavina County. They belong to the sunken boulder Highlands of palaeogeological origin, rich in mineral resources . The highest peak is Humka at 489 m...

 mountain, 17 km (10.56 mi) northeast of Kutina

Kutina

Kutina is a small city in central Croatia, the largest settlement in the hilly region of Moslavina, in the Sisak-Moslavina county. The town proper has a population of 14,814 , while the total municipality population is 22,815....

, on the main road Kutina - Veliki Zdenci

Veliki Zdenci

Veliki Zdenci is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D5 highway....

 - Virovitica

Virovitica

Virovitica is a Croatian town near the Croatian-Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,663, with 21,327 people in the municipality...

. It was first mentioned in 1527. The church Visitation of Our Lady was built in 1752 and has still a lot of original inventory.

The town is home to a memorial to its deceased defenders from the Croatian War of Independence

Croatian War of Independence

The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...

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Municipality

The following settlements comprise the Garešnica municipality:

• Ciglenica, population 366
• Dišnik, population 345
• Duhovi, population 100
• Garešnica
  Garešnica
  Garešnica is a town and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. It is part of Moslavina. There are a total of 10,466 inhabitants . , 82% of the inhabitants are Croats....
  
  , population 3,873
• Garešnički Brestovac
  Garešnički Brestovac
  Garešnički Brestovac is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D45 highway....
  
  , population 907
• Gornji Uljanik, population 117
• Hrastovac
  Hrastovac, Bjelovar-Bilogora County
  Hrastovac is a settlement in the municipality Garešnica, Bjelovar-Bilogora County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 539 inhabitants, in 167 of family households. It is connected by the D26 highway....
  
  , population 482
• Kajgana, population 271
• Kaniška Iva
  Kaniška Iva
  Kaniška Iva is a village in Croatia....
  
  , population 462
• Kapelica
  Kapelica
  Kapelica is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D45 highway....
  
  , population 543
• Mala Bršljanica, population 49
• Mali Pašijan
  Mali Pašijan
  Mali Pašijan is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D26 highway....
  
  , population 193
• Malo Vukovje, population 122
• Rogoža
  Rogoža
  Rogoža is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D45 highway....
  
  , population 249
• Tomašica
  Tomašica, Croatia
  Tomašica is a village in Croatia....
  
  , population 356
• Trnovitički Popovac
  Trnovitički Popovac
  Trnovitički Popovac is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D26 highway....
  
  , population 389
• Uljanički Brijeg, population 26
• Uljanik
  Uljanik, Bjelovar-Bilogora County
  Uljanik is a village in the municipality Garešnica, Bjelovar-Bilogora County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 332 inhabitants, in 113 of family households. It is connected by the D26 highway....
  
  , population 274
• Velika Bršljanica, population 230
• Veliki Pašijan
  Veliki Pašijan
  Veliki Pašijan is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D26 highway....
  
  , population 346
• Veliki Prokop, population 45
• Veliko Vukovje
  Veliko Vukovje
  Veliko Vukovje is a village in Croatia....
  
  , population 250
• Zdenčac
  Zdenčac
  Zdenčac is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D45 highway....
  
  , population 443

Famous people

• Ivo Robić
  Ivo Robic
  Ivo Robić was Croatian singer and songwriter.-Domestic career:Robić began his career as a soloist with the Radio Zagreb Orchestra, while studying at the same time in Zagreb...
  
    (1923–2000), singer and songwriter
• Boris Buden (1958-), philosopher, later Austria
• Slavko Kolar (1891–1963), writer.

External links

• Official Website of Garešnica